22 | FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 

The Well Earns Spot on 
Slingshot’s ‘10 to Watch List’

O

n Jan. 29, The Well of 
Metro Detroit’
s Jewish 
community-building 
initiatives gained national 
attention from Slingshot, an 
organization that engages 
young Jewish philanthropists 
to make positive changes in 
their community. 
 The Well was selected 
among a pool of applicants 
from North America to be 
featured on Slingshot’
s 2020 
“10 to Watch” list, which 
hones in on organizations 
making an impact in the 
Jewish communal sector.
“It’
s an honor for The Well 
to be included on Slingshot’
s 
inaugural ’
10 To Watch list,’
” 
said The Well CEO and 
founder Rabbi Dan Horwitz. 
“We’
re incredibly proud of the 
community-building work 
we’
ve been doing in Metro 
Detroit, and it feels great 
knowing that the models 
we’
re piloting and imple-
menting locally are garnering 
national attention and repli-
cation.
“In particular, knowing that 
the judging panel was com-
prised of young adult philan-
thropists as well as foundation 
professionals makes the 
recognition that much more 
meaningful and indicates the 
embrace of our model by the 

emerging generation of com-
munal leaders.”
The Well has served the 
young adult community in 
Metro Detroit since 2015. 
Horwitz has led the way for 
young adults to connect with 
Judaism, regardless of their 
level of observance or back-
ground.
The recognition comes 
at a pivotal time for The 
Well. With mixed emotions, 
Horwitz announced on social 
media Jan. 17 that he will be 
leaving his post as he takes on 
a new venture as CEO of the 
Alper JCC in Miami.
Currently, he is seeking 
a new executive director to 
take his place, in addition to a 
program director and family 
educator.
“
As I prepare to transi-
tion to my next professional 
adventure this summer, I’
m 
excited to have the opportu-
nity to hand over the reins to 
whomever the next executive 
director might be, bring-
ing intention to creating as 
smooth of a facilitated hand-
off as possible and encourag-
ing all those who have invest-
ed and/or might consider 
investing in the work of The 
Well to double down on an 
organization that, simply put, 
is a great bet,” Horwitz said. 

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Jews in the D

The Well team: Matt Weiner, Zac Berlin, Katie Wallace, Rachel Matz, Avery 
Drongowski, Renee Liberman and Rabbi Dan Horwitz.

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